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Word Order Practice

Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.

Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.

Why Word Order Matters in English

Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.

This exercise helps you:

  • Internalize English sentence patterns
  • Recognize how grammar patterns fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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who Elementary Springs School went grew year to every children New The
The children who went to New Springs Elementary School grew every year
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any elementary grow school course Of children in
Of course children in any elementary school grow
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children But little a these were different
But these children were a little different
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the their were parents They in countryside from away growing up
They were growing up in the countryside away from their parents
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when home they faster Their the away from felt children lived grew parents
Their parents felt the children grew faster when they lived away from home
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children resourceful grew more The independent and
The children grew more independent and resourceful
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them That's parents sent their to this why school
That's why their parents sent them to this school
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to and were studying the grew there TV's their campus so on accustomed own Also children games and few making no the luxuries
Also there were few luxuries on the campus and no TV's so the children grew accustomed to studying and making their own games
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city differences compared One children in researcher patterns in their the the to studied growing
One researcher studied the differences in their growing patterns compared to children in the city
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grew how It interesting out was the to find children
It was interesting to find out how the children grew
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence